Quick Release Design Video Rig Phone Stabilizer

Solid construction. Phone slides in and out of the cage ccomfortably. Latch close is solid, as are the pass-thru buttons. 2 cold shoe mounts, 3 1/4 inch mounts on portrait sides, 2 on top and bottom with a rail system for quick mount handles. Cage is smooth, but not slippery. Included lens and filter adapters are cool, but can take some special attention to ensure locking. One concern might the 67mm filter adapter blocks access to Magsafe on the iPhone, which is limiting. Overall, pretty pleased with the purchase. Will update as things progress.

Make a mistake this cage is of the highest quality and is exactly what you need. I actually have it also mounted on my windshield so I can use my phone has a dash cam the various holes are to use tripod mount or handy as well as the easy to swap out lenses.

I purchased the first version of this case when it was made available. I loved it, and felt it was almost perfect. I found that I worried my phone would slip out of the front or back of the case as it was only held in with a small silicone lip. It never did, and I don’t think it would, but this new version solves that problem. There are aluminum tabs on the back of the v2 that were only silicone on the v1. This will prevent your phone from slipping out of the back. The front provides stiffer silicone that prevents the phone from having any accidental slips out of the front. The machine and tolerances are great, not perfect. I’m a former machinist, so I notice imperfections in aluminum machining. Others without this background will not notice that the manufacturer would have benefit from a cleanup pass in the machining stage. This is such a nominal issue. Don’t consider it when making your purchase. I like that there is a metal lanyard bar. Not a hole; a bar. This seems more solid, and it’s large enough to fit paracord through. The closing latch is on a machined spring loaded ball detect. You have to mean to open this case to remove your phone. It will never happen accidentally. Corners are rounded and comfortable to hold. Unlike the v1 case. Threading for 1/4 inch is superb. I might have been the first person on Amazon to purchase this case, as it’s still listed as preorder on Neewers website, and that’s pretty awesome. I’m also a really busy professional photographer and I beat the breaks off the v1 of this case, and it handled all my abuse. I’m excited to see how the v2 does. Subtracted one star only because I think this case could benefit from a clear back with MagSafe magnets built in. Folks like me are going to EDC this case, and while it’s heavy, bulky and everyone has questions, I still worry about breaking the rear of my phone because it’s not protected. An Apple MagSafe wallet fills the space well, so my mind is at ease, but there is enough protection all around the phone that I’m confident I could literally frisbee this thing out the window on the highway and have it be fine.

This is a well made heavy duty and inexpensive must have accessory for anyone that uses their Iphone for a backup camera. Easy to mount and well made. I liked it so much I also bought another one for my new iPhone 16 Max

This is amazing! I have an iPhone 15pro max, it fits perfectly, love the functionality of the handles and the many different ways I can use this

Great price, worked as described. Easy to use.

It’s great period

Overall, these are okay. I like the lens attachment system. This is well thought out and executed. The fit is also good, and the silicon padding inside for the phone to glide in on is good. I only have two complaints. (1) I don't know what grade aluminium they've used, but I'd like to see a higher grade. The current grade feels heavy and soft. For this application, lighter and stronger would obviously be desirable (though, of course, more expensive). (2) Related to the above point with regards to strength, there is a design problem with the cage on the phone-bottom end. They have opened up a long slot to uncover the phone's speakers (understandable), and further thinned the wall thickness of the frame at the centre to allow for access to the USB-C port (also understandable). The problem is that the quick-release handle slot overlaps this thinned wall section of the frame, making the frame susceptible to crushing while tightening the quick-release lock. It happened to me! One can justifiably ask, "why was I tightening down so hard on the quick-release handle lock?" Because the handles were not feeling secure! I was able to bend the cage back into reasonable shape using a flat head screwdriver, so all is not lost. I'm not sure what the solution would be, whether changing to a better grade of aluminium or adjusting the design, but for now I have bought a pair of screw-on handles to use with this cage. And this is my recommendation: if using this cage with handles, get the screw-on handles (the nicer ones that look almost identical to the quick-release ones). They don't take long to install, they're much more secure, and they work well with the current cage design.